Travelers will be asked to download the Aarogya Setu app mandatorily. Apart from that it will be compulsory for the passengers to wear face cover and undergo screening at departure and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to board the flights.

A couple of days ago, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri had said that domestic flight operations in India might resume within a week. Speaking exclusively to Outlook Magazine, Puri said that if all goes according to plan domestic flight operations can start before May 15.

Ever since the country imposed lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended. Reports claimed that aviation is among the worst-affected sectors amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.